B2nounformalbusinessmoney
US/ˈɑː.dɪt/
UK/ˈɔː.dɪt/
an official check of a company's accounts, or a careful check of how something is done
In context
The annual audit found several mistakes in the company's accounts.
An independent audit of the school's spending will be published next month.
We carried out an energy audit and found the office wasted a lot of power.
Words that go with audit
verb + noun
- carry out an auditThe tax office will carry out an audit of all large firms.
adjective + noun
- annual auditEvery charity must publish its annual audit.
- independent auditInvestors demanded an independent audit after the fraud claims.
noun + noun
- tax auditKeeping your receipts makes a tax audit much less stressful.
noun + preposition
- audit ofAn audit of the hospital found serious problems with hygiene.